Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-08-20
A Ship Burned Mt Sea, and Thirteen Per-
sons Perish.

ship Burned Mt Sea, and Thirteen Per-
sons Perish.
LoNgoN. August 1ath.-The Inman line
steamer City of Montreal has been de-
stroyed by fire at sea and thirteen persons
aboard persisted The Montreal left
New York Angus. 9th for Liverpool,
commanded by Captain Laud. The news
OF her destruction was learned upon the
arrival al Queenstown this morning of the
British steamer York City, Captain Bean,
which left Baltimore August 4th for Lon
don. This steamer rescued the survivors
from the burEing vessel, and brought them
to Queenstown.
The fire originated in some cotton stored
in the aft main hold Nine streams of
water We're soon working on the flames,
and the course of the vessel WAS shaped
for Newfoundland, 400 miles distant. The
flames spread with rapidity, and soon
burst out with terrific Juror through the
midday and after-hatchways, the heat being
intense.
The boats were lowered and the passen-
gers and crew got into them. The boats
soon scattered and one entirely vanished.
This contained two stewards, two seamen
and seven passengers, and there is but little
doubt that the whole boat-load persisted.
This particular boat did not contain full
crew, and left the Montreal against the
Captains orders, as there was time to take
many more N ii,
As the last boat wss pulling off, several
OF the passengers and crew were seen aft.
They had been overlooked and were
screaming tc the boats to return. They
were subsequently bravely rescued. half
dead from smoke and heat. The masts of
the ship were seen on the horizon, and ten
hours elapsed before it came near. The
nrk Itx- a{f Al n
OF the burning vessel. which were shooting
up 100 feet in the air, bore down and with
difficulty took all hands on board.
The names OF those in the missing boat
are; Passengers Kaufman, Geo.
Arnold, Samuel Mckee (intermediatel
Henard Woolton, Stephen Upper. Simon
Rowtelly, s. Kacheingka. Crew-Henry
Frazer, Charles Reade, William Tanner.
Patrick Hughes (trimmer), Charles Smith
(interpreter), Thomas Wilberforce stew
ard.
THE CAPTAINS STORY.
QUEENSTOWN, August 10Th. = Captain
Land, Commander of the City of Montreal.
makes the following report "On the 10th
instant about o'clock in the evening. fire
was discovered in the after hatch among
some cotton. The fire hose was at once con.
nected, and a stream of water poured down
upon the flames. Annihilators and hand
grenade hre-extinguishers were freely used
The lire, however, overcame all efforts to
suppress 1t, and spread over the upper and
lower decks. The ship was doomed from
the beginning of the fire, and the boats had
been actively prepared and provisioned.
at o'clock on the morning OF the nth
the flames broke through the after hatch
and the boats were lowered. There was a
high sea running at the time, and this
caused much difficulty. The women and
children were first put on board the boats
ana the male passengers and crew were
embarked afterwards. Lack of time pre
vented the manning of the boats with their
respective crews, the men being COM
PEELED to continue till the last mo-
ment the work of keeping the flames
down. All the boats left the ship safely
but by an unfortunate oversight some
twenty people were left aboard the burning
vessel. Boat No. 3 returned and tool, off
six OF the number, and boat No. 5. with
the Fourth Officer, took OFT six more.
bark was then reported approaching, and
when all the boats had put their people
ABOARD her they returned and took off those
remaining on the burning steamer.
ONE BOAT MISSING.
1t was found that the eighth boat was
missing. She was seen to put herself be-
lore the WIND when she lett the ship. using
her oars in support of sails She ran away
from the vessel in direct disobedience to
the Captains orders, Everybody spent the
night aboard the German bark Trabant.
Captain Scheel, from Charleston July 9th
for London, and all were then transferred
to the York City, which stayed bv through
the night, and vainly searched for the miss
ing boat.
Captain Land says he is sanguine that
the people in boat No. are saved. as the
accident occurred in the track of the
steamers bound east and west. The pas
sengers heads were cool and they were
obedient during the crisis, and the crew
were steady. The passengers and crew lost
everything they had aboard the CITY of
Montreal, except what they stood in when
they went into the boats.
The origin of the fire, Captain Land saws
Is unknown. He is certain it broke out in
more than one place among the cotton.
LEAVING THE SINKING SHIP.
LONDON, August 19th-Chamberlain and
|. w. Russell have withdrawn from the
Unionlst party in consequence of the pro-
claiming of the Irish National I.eague by
the Government.
LONDON, August 9th.-Mr. Parnell he
lleves his brother was a passenger on the
CITY of Montreal